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Les Misérables is a sung-through musical based on the 1862 novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. Having premiered in Paris in 1980, it includes music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and has original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, as well as an English-language libretto by Herbert Kretzmer. The London production has run continuously since October 1985, and so is the longest-running musical in the West End, and the second-longest-running musical in the world (after The Fantasticks).

There have been several recordings of this material, including ones by the original London cast and original Broadway cast. However, there are no recordings containing the entire performance of songs, score, and spoken parts as featured on stage; The Complete Symphonic Recording comes closest, but a pair of songs that were cut from the show following the initial London run, as well as one song only present in the Original French Concept Album, are not included.

The original motion picture soundtrack reached number 1 on the American Billboard chart.

The characters who sing solos or duets are:

• Jean Valjean, a morally conflicted paroled convict, prisoner 24601, and the protagonist. Failing to find work with his yellow parole note and redeemed by the Bishop of Digne's mercy, he tears his passport up and conceals his identity (under the alias "Monsieur Madeleine" and later "Monsieur Fauchelevent") in order to live his life again as an honest man. However, Javert constantly pursues him.
• Fantine, a struggling single mother who becomes a street prostitute in order to pay for her child's well-being. She later dies after giving her life indirectly for Cosette.
• Javert, a willful police inspector, originally a prison-guard, who becomes obsessed with hunting down Valjean, whom he refers to as "Prisoner 24601" throughout most of the story.
• Éponine, the young daughter of the sinister Thénardiers who was pampered and spoiled as a child but grows up to be ragged in Paris. She secretly loves Marius who remains oblivious to her affection.
• Cosette, Fantine's daughter, who is abused and mistreated by the Thénardiers but whom Valjean later adopts. She grows into a beautiful young woman.
• Marius Pontmercy, a French student and revolutionary who falls in love with Cosette.
• Monsieur and Madame Thénardier, a crooked couple who own an inn and exploit their customers. They later become a feared band of thieves in the streets of Paris.
• Enjolras, leader of the student revolutionaries who seek to bring revolution and change to France.
• Gavroche, a hotheaded young boy who is adored by the people and aligns himself with their revolution. A "street urchin" who is a true symbol of the youth and boldness of the rebellion.
• Grantaire, a revolutionary who doesn't believe in the causes of the revolution. He reveres Enjolras, and is often drunk.

The "Overture" is the opening song and a dramatic instrumental introduction that establishes the setting as Toulon, France, 1815. The "Work Song" flows from the "Overture", the former opening with a choir of imprisoned men singing a melody later used in "Look Down" but eventually becoming a dark duet between the prisoner Jean Valjean and the guard Javert. In early versions, such as in the Original London Recording, the "Overture" was essentially just a minor version of the beginning of "At the End of the Day", but is now almost exclusively played with part of the same melody as the "Work Song" and "Look Down". This theme becomes a leitmotif throughout the musical.

French versions

• 1980 Original French Version – This song did not appear, nor did any of the Prologue. However, its music is taken from "Look Down", which appeared as Donnez, Donnez.
• 1991 Parisian Revival Version – This song is known as Ouverture (Overture) and Le bagne : pitié, pitié (The Prison: Mercy, mercy).

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